Colonial Williamsburg's Equiano Forum tomorrow (free, by reservation) takes up this question of slaves and literacy (though with an emphasis on an earlier era):
http://www.history.org/foundation/press_release/displaypressrelease.cfm?pressreleaseid=1587
On Oct 28, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Craig Kilby wrote:
> There were plenty of literate and educated people of color in 1870.
>
> Craig
>
> On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:14 AM, JEFFREY D SOUTHMAYD wrote:
>
>> Seems unlikely since the vast majority of slaves were illiterate and
> could neither read nor write.
>>
>>
>> JDS
>
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